Overshoe.



a full, clear, and exact description, reference Ilrrn TA'IES PRENTISS J. BATCHELOR,

OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

OVERSHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 638,164, dated. November 28, 1899.

Application filed May 9, 1898. Serial No. 680,134. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that LPRENTIss J. BATCHELOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Overshoes, of which the following is being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to overshoes provided with means for retaining them upon the footwear of the wearer, the retaining means being such as to cause the rear and side parts of the overshoe to be drawn against the rear end and sides of the footwear.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a front perspective view of an overshoe constructed in accordance with my invention in which the rear part of the overshoe is formed with a separate counter-shaped piece or flap. Fig. II is a similar view to Fig. I, showing a modified form of the retaining means and a counter-shaped piece or flap in one piece with the rim of the overshoe. Fig. III is a rear view of the overshoe shown in Fig. II. Fig. IV is a diagrammatic view of the sole of the overshoe, illustrating the position by dotted lines of a shoe or other article of footwear incased in the overshoe, in the instance of the incased footwear being smaller than the interior of the overshoe, in which case the overshoe is drawn forward by the retaining means against the footwear.

Referring first to Fig. I, the overshoe there illustrated is especially intended to be worn over a shoe or other article of outdoor footwear when the wearer is within doors for the purpose of providing a covering for the foot- Wear to avoid the soiling of floors and carpets by dirt adhering to the footwear.

1 designates the overshoe, which is provided with a toe part 2, a shallow rim ,3 at one side, extending from the toe part rearwardly and around the heel part, and at the other side with a high part 4, extending from the rim 3 to the toe part at that side of the overshoe.

5 is a separate counter-shaped piece or flap attached to the high part 4. at 6 and having its lower edge seated within the rim 3. The

counter-shaped piece or flap 5 forms the rear or heel part of the overshoe, and its end has one end of a detachable strap 7 attached thereto. This strap '7 is preferably elastic and is provided at its opposite or forward end with means for connecting it to the toe part 2 of the overshoe. The connecting means that I have shown consists of a ring 8 on the end of the strap that engages with an upwardly-projecting hook 9, attached to the toe part 2.

11 designates a stiffener of angle shape applied to the interior of the overshoe at the junction of the high part 4: thereof with the counter-shaped piece or flap 5, this stiffener being designed to support the side parts of the overshoe at the point of its location.

In applying the overshoe shown in Fig. I to a shoe or other article of footwear the forward end of the strap 7 is disconnected from the hook 9, thus releasing the free end of the counter-shaped piece or flap 5. The footwear being then inserted into the overshoe,the strap 7 is drawn forward and connected to the hook 9, by which action the counter-shaped piece or flap 5 is drawn against the rear portion of the footwear, firmly binding the footwear therein between the counter-shaped piece or flap 5 and the toe part of the overshoe. Thus it will be seen that should the footwear be smaller than the Width of the overshoe or distance between the toe part and rear part of the heel of the overshoe, as seen in Fig. IV, the counter-shaped piece or flap 5 is drawn inwardly against the rear and side parts of the footwear by reason of such counter-shaped piece or flap being loose, and the overshoe is firmly held to the footwear. The rim3 pro vides for the retention of any moisture or dirt that may fall from the footwear int-o the overshoe.

In Figs. II and III, I have shown an overshoe l in which the strap 7 is provided with a ring 8 at each end adapted to be attached to the upwardly-projecting hook 9 secured on the toe part of the overshoe, the strap extending around the integral counter-shaped piece or flap 5 of the overshoe through a loop 12, (see Fig. Ill,) and inserted in the strap is an elastic strip 7 that permits a yielding of the strap on attaching the ring 8 to the hook 9" to cause the overshoe to be more effectively drawn into close contact with the incased footwear.

I claim as my invention- 1. An overshoe having a counter-shaped piece at its rear end, and a detachable strap attached to the counter-shaped piece and to the toe part of the overshoe-footwear; substantially as described.

2. An overshoe provided with a shallowriin at one side extending around the heel part and having its opposite side provided with a high part and a counter-shaped piece at the rear part, and means for detachably connecting the counter-shaped piece to the toe part; substantially as described.

3. An overshoe having a shallow rim at one side extending around the heel part and having at its other side a high part, and a counter-shaped piece at the rear part thereof, and a strap arranged to connect said countershaped piece and the toe part of the overshoe; substantially as described.

4. The combination with an overshoe, of a separate counter-shaped piece at the rear part thereof, a strap arranged to connect said counter-shaped piece and the toe part of the overshoe, and a stiffener arranged to support said counter-shaped piece at the opposite side to the strap; substantially as set forth.

PRENTISS J. BATGHELOR.

In presence of- E. S. KNIGHT, STANLEY STONER. 

